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Creationism and reason

From
Tony Braime

So it came to pass that creationism begat intelligent design which begat Discovery Institute which begat Biologic Institute (16 December 2006, p 8). It is amusing that a creed so dedicated to refuting Darwin is itself forced to undergo continual evolution.

From Neil Paterson

There is a difficulty with the creationists’ latest ploy to invest “intelligent design” with a veneer of scientific respectability by submitting their experimental work to peer-reviewed journals, which is that no scientific experiment can have any bearing on their hypothesis.

Intelligent design essentially claims that any biological system which has, at present, no compelling explanation …